This recipe is exploding with chocolate, and I don’t want to be held responsible for you relapsing and eating a whole batch of Cookies and Cream Oreo Fudge Brownies.

Still here? Well, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

These mondo chocolaty oreo brownies have it all; dark chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, hot fudge, chunks of Oreo, and a big scoop of cookies and cream ice cream just for good measure. To quote my 14 year old brother Jim, “they’re awesome”.

I’m a big fan of brownies (who isn’t) but always made them from the box, never knowing any better. I used to do a lot more cooking than baking, but I’ve slowly been branching out and trying new things. In July I first made home made chocolate fudge brownies, and since than I have sworn off the boxed stuff. Alright, maybe I haven’t exactly abandoned them in earnest, but the point is, if I’m going to indulge, I prefer to do it right. So for Nana’s birthday party this weekend I decided to bake brownies, only this time I wanted to kick up the level of gooey chocolatiness.

Most of the Oreo Brownie recipes I came across used boxed mix which is fine. I’ve made them and they come out great. But as I said, if I’m going to give in to the chocolate madness, I want to do it right. So I started with that same home made chocolate fudge brownie recipe I first fell in love with. From there I added half a cup of hot fudge (oh yeah!), and for good measure, because I love cookies and cream ice cream so much, I added half a cup of that as well.

I couldn’t just leave well enough alone, so I chopped up some Oreos and threw those into the batter too – because Oreos make everything even better. Want to know the only thing better than Oreos? Double Stuffed Oreos. And I had intended on using those, but somehow the package I picked up earlier in the week disappeared before I could bake (I wasn’t the only cookie thief!) – so I used regular Oreos.

I don’t often stray from recipes. I guess I’m not a confident cook/baker yet. So I was a little nervous when I put these in the oven. But after they had come out of the oven and cooled, as I cut into them I knew I had succeeded; no kitchen failure this day. Just lots of chocolate goodness. No one flavor overwhelms the other. These aren’t plain old Oreo brownies – these are cookies and cream Oreo fudge brownies. You taste all of it in each bite, which is, to quote my brother again, “awesome”.

Tara, yes the ice cream does end up melting. I just threw a scoop into the batter right while it was all mixing up. The brownies came out super chocolaty from everything else, but when you take a bite you do get a hint of that ice creamy flavor.

made these for my boyfriend who loves chocolate. instead of oreos i used trader joes candy cane joe-joe’s to give it a little holiday flavor. they came out well but took closer to 60 minutes to bake in my oven. next time i will probably split the batter between 2 pans vs just one. great recipe,really enjoyed making it.